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When we speak of cities in Mexico and how old they are, we don’t realize that a city like Puerto Peñasco is still a baby. It officially became a city in 1952. In the late 1800′s – early 1900′s the largest city close to Rocky Point was Altar and that was the capital of the [...]

Once again Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner. If you still have not made your reservations for a condo on Sandy Beach or a beach front home in Las Conchas, now is the time as many are already booked full. In May the weather is still beautiful and the Sea of Cortez will [...]

A little bit of history about Mother’s Day. It was started on May 10 1908 by a woman named Anne Jarvis but it wasn’t until May 8, 1914 that the US Congress designated Mother’s Day officially be on the 2nd Sunday of May. It is the 3rd largest holiday in the USA for sending cards [...]

We have had so many inquires about real estate in Puerto Peñasco, that I recently sat down with Jim Ringquist, sales manager for the Sonoran Resorts. The Sonoran Resorts continue to be a first class operation and this is from the time they first started delivering condos in the early 2000′s. He indicated that in [...]

It has been some time since Puerto Peñasco has had a tequila festival but on May 5th, Cinco de Mayo, La Casa del Bacanora will be introducing Bacanora to the residents and tourists in Rocky Point to Bacanora. The event is open to the public and will have FREE Bacanora tastings and you can purchase [...]

It is that time of the year when our little city of Puerto Peñasco hosts college Spring Breaks and then is followed by Semana Santa or Easter Holy Week. All condos and hotels are already being booked, so if you are planning on coming in March, I would suggest you make your reservations today. Not [...]

In our previous food blog we covered the restaurants and bars in Rocky Point on the Malecon (Old Port area). In this one we will cover the places in town and Sandy Beach. Besides the ones mentioned you can find Taco places all over town so if you are looking for something unique, ask and [...]

We recently did a blog about Whale Watching in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico and suggestions on which boats do Whale Watching tours. I included in that information things about fishing charters and sunset cruises that these 3 companies do. By all means these are not all the boats that do sunset cruises or fishing trips. [...]

Let me give you a little back ground of Carnaval and what it means. Carnaval is an official Mexican holiday that is the start of a 5 day celebration before the Catholic season of lent which begins on Ash Wednesday. The history of this goes back centuries. It is wildly celebrated with parties that go [...]

It is that time of the year when the whales once again make their appearance in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico. However the main Whale Watching usually begins the end of January/March. It is absolutely amazing to see these gentle giants swim close enough that they can be seen from the condos on Sandy Beach. In this [...]